Fixture for indirect illumination



Oct. 28,1930. P. GOODHOUSE 1,780,125

FIXTURE FOR INDIRECT ILLUMINATION Filed March 26', 1929 INVENTOR )AVITNESSES .Paul Goodkuuse M BY 1 ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 28, 1930 PATENT OFFICE PAUL GOODHOUSE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FIXTURE EOE INDIRECT ILLUMINATION Application filed March 26, 1929. Serial No. 350,044.

This invention relates to fixtures for the purpose of providing indirect illumination, the same being particularly designed for use in rooms, hallways or the interior of other like enclosures.

Broadly, the invention comprehends a fixture for indirect illumination which includes a pair of mating separable sections defining when mated, a channel for supporting, protecting, concealing and reflecting a source of illumination. I

The invention further contemplates a fixture for indirect illumination including a pair of mating separable sections defining respectively when mated, a channel for supporting, protecting, concealing and reflecting a source of illumination and a conduit for accommodating Wiring leading to the source of illumination.

The invention furthermore embodies a fixture of the character set forth and for the purpose specified which in eifect simulates and takes the place of an ordinary picture moulding and which further serves in the capacity of a housing and reflector for the source of illumination and which furthermore affords a conduit for the wiring thereto, where electric lighting is employed as the source of illumination.

The invention more particularly comprehends a fixture for indirect illumination which includes normally mated separable sections, one of which is fixed to a wall or support and the other of which is detachably connected with the former to respectively define when mated therewith, a channel in which the source of illumination is supported, concealed, protected and reflected and a conduit for the accommodation of the wiring or conductors leading thereto whereby displacement of the latter section afl'ords ready access to the wiring or source of illumination.

The invention aims as a still further object to provide an improved fixture for indirect -cludes a illumination, which fixture is so constructed that the same may be installed subsequent to a plastering of a wall as well as previous to the plastering operation.

Other objects of the invention reside in the simplicity of its construction, the economy with which it may be produced and installed and the general efliciency derived therefrom.

With the above recited and other objects in View, reference is had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which there is exhibited one example or' embodiment of the invention, while the claims define the actual scope of the same.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the corner of a room equipped with an indirect illumination fixture constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view therethrough taken approximately on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional plan view on a reduced scale taken approximately on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary front view.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a coupling piece for the removable moulding strip section.

Figure 6 is a similar view illustratin the manner in which said section is associated with an end of the removable moulding strip section.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the fixture, which is preferably in the nature of a moulding stri to take the place of the usual picture mou ding, in-

air of mating separable sections designated generally by the reference characters'A and B. The fixed section A is referably cut, bent and'formed from a single sheet of material to provide a vertically disposed base wall 10 which is suitably secured in flat contact with the studding C of an ordinary wall structure. The base is provided with a medial horizontally projecting stifl'ening flange 11 which protrudes outwardly from the base wall 10 and which is preferably formed by doubling the sheet of material upon itself. The base wall 10 is provided with an upwardly and outwardly inclined upper terminal 12, the free edge of which is disposed approximately in line with the finished surface of the plaster D or other wall forming substance which is carried by the usual laths E. The base wall 10 is further provided with a subterposed pair of closely spaced outwardly projecting horizontal flanges 13 and 14, the outer edges of which terminate approximately in line with the finished surface of the wall forming element or plaster D. The flanges 13 and 14 are preferably formed in a manner similar to the stiffening flange 11 by doubling the material upon itself, as illustrated.

The movable section B, which is preferably cut, bent and formed from a. single sheet of material, includes a vertical wall 15 which is offset inwardly at its lower portion as at 16 to provide an intermediate internal shoulder 17. The portions 15 and 16 of the wall may be suitably shaped to simulate standard mouldings if desired, while the upper edge of the portion 15 is provided with a reversely bent extremity 18 which is spaced from the adjacent portion of the wall a distance approximately the thickness of the sheet of material for a purpose which will be hereafter brought out. The lower edge of the wall portion 16 is offset upwardly as at 19 and is provided with a horizontal inwardly projecting extremity 20 of a width approximately equal to the width of the flanges 13 and 14:.

In practice, the source of illumination preferably consists of an electric lamp or lamps F which are mounted in sockets G, which sockets are in turn supported by nipples H which are introduced through openings I in the stifi'ening flange 11. The movable section B is maintained in connected mating relation with the fixed section A by the insertion of theT extremity 20 between the subterposed flanges 13 and 14 which frictionally grip and retain said extremity in place. The shoulder 17 seats against the free edge of the stiffening flange 11 and, obviously, the upper portion of the base wall 10, the stiffening flange 11 and the wall portion 15, together with the terminal 12, de-

fine a channel or cove for concealing the lamps F from view, while the surfaces of said elements constitute means for reflecting the light rays from the lamps or sources of illumination F upwardly on the portions of the wall above the moulding and on the ceiling of the room to provide for indirect illumination thereof. It will be further observed that the flange 11, lower portion of the base wall 10, the flange 13 and lower wall portion 16 of the section B define a conduit or channel for the accommodation of the wiring J which leads therefrom through the nipples H to the sockets G. The upper edge of the wall 15 of the removable section B is normally spaced from the finished surface of the wall forming member D a suflicient distance to facilitate access to the channel for the purpose of removing and replacing the lamps F. In event of development of defects in the wiring, it is obvious that the movable section B may be readily displaced by drawing outwardly thereonto remove the terminal 20 from between the subterposed flanges 13 and 14:. This exposes completely the wiring and allows for repairs or rewiring.

In installing the fixture or moulding during the initial construction of a building, it is obvious. that the fixed section A may be initially installed on the studs C before the lathing E and plaster D are applied. However, it is possible and practical to install the fixture after the wall has been built by cutting a channel in the wall, attaching the fixed section A to the studding and then replastering up to the lower subterposed flange 1 1 and the upper angular terminal 12.

In view of the fact that the moulding will of necessity require piecing, the ends of two adjacent removable mouldin sections may be joined by a coupling piece I illustrated in Figure 5, which coupling piece is of a size, shape and configuration to snugly fit inside of the removable section from a point adjacent the upwardly offset portion 19 to the reversely bent extremity 18. The coupling piece K is illustrated in Figure 6 as applied to one end of the removable section B.

What is claimed is:

1. In a fixture for indirect illumination, a moulding strip including a fixed section constituting a supporting and reflecting means for the source of illumination and a movable section for protecting and concealing the source of illumination and interengageable means of connection provided respectively on said sections, said fixed section having a strengthening flange projecting outwardly therefrom and disposed at an angle with an outer portion of the movable section with which it engages for strengthening and supporting purposes.

2. In a fixture for indirect illumination, a moulding strip including a fixed section constituting a supporting and reflec ing means for the source of illumination and a movable section for protecting and concealing the source of illumination and interengageable means of connection rovided respectively on said sections, said xed section having a strengthening flange projecting outwardly therefrom and disposed at an angle with an outer portion of the movable section with which it engages for strengthening and supporting purposes, the said flange combining with the said outer portion of the movable section to define a channel or conduit for the accommodation of wiring leading to the source of illumination.

3. In a fixture for indirect illumination a fixed section including a vertically disposed base having a medial horizontally projecting flange adapted to support a source of illumination and a subterposed pair of closely spaced projecting flanges; and a movable section including a vertical wall ofiset inward ly intermediate its upper and. lower edges to provide a shoulder upon which the free edge of the flange of the fixed section is seated and an inwardly directed lower end of saidmovable section frictionally engagedbetween the subterposed pair of flanges to separably connect the sections in mated relation.

4. In a fixture for indirect illumination, a fixed section including a vertically disposed base having a medial horizontally projecting flange adapted to support a source of illumination and a subterposed pair of closely spaced projecting flanges; and a movable section including a vertical wall ofl'set inwardly intermediate its upper and lower edges to provide a shoulder upon which the free edge of the flange of the fixed section is seated and an inwardly directed lower end of said movable section frictionally engaged between the subterposed pair of flanges to separably connect the sections in mated relation, said sections combining to define a channel for protecting, concealing and reflecting the source of illumination supported by the flange.

5. In a fixture for indirect illumination, a fixed section including a vertically disposed base having a medial horizontally projecting flange ada ted to support a source of illumination and a subterposed pair of closely spaced projecting flanges; and a movable section including a vertical wall offset inwardly intermediate its upper and lower edges to provide a shoulder upon which the free edge of the flange of-the fixed section is seated and an inwardly directed-lower end of said movable section frictionally engaged between the subterposed pair of flanges to separably connect the sections in mated relation, said sections combining to respectively,

define a channel for protecting, concealing and reflecting the source of illumination su ported by the flange and a conduit below said channel for the accommodation of wiring leading to the source of illumination.

6. In a fixture for indirect illumination, a fixed section cut, bent and formed from a single sheet of material to provide a vertically disposed base having a medial horizontally projecting flange adapted to sup port a source of illumination, an upwardly and downwardly inclined upper terminal and 5 a subterposed pair of closely spaced proshoulder upon which the free edge of the flange of the fixed section is seated and an inwardly directed lower end of said movable 'section frictionally engaged between the subterposed pair of flanges to separably connect the sections in mated relation.

7. In a fixture for indirect illumination, a fixed section cut, bent and formed from a single sheet of material to provide a vertically disposed base having a medial horizontally projectly flange adapted to support 30 a source of illumination, an upwardly and downwardly inclined upper terminal and a subterposed pair of closely spaced projecting flanges; and a movable section cut, bent and formed from a single sheet of material to provide a vertical wall ofl'set inwardly at its lower portion to provide a shoulder upon which the free edge of the flange of the fixed section is seated and an inwardly directed lower end of said movable section frictionally engaged between the subterposed pair of flanges to separably connect the sections in mated relation, said sections combining to respectively define a channel for protecting, concealing and reflecting the source of illumination supported by said flange and a conduit below said channel for the accommodation of wiring leading to the source of illumi- I nation.

8. In a fixture for indirect illumination, a fixed section having a flange projecting relatively to the plane of the fixed section, a lamp socket on the flange, a movable section normally disposed in front of the fixed section to shield a lamp disposed in the socket, means spaced from the flange for holding the movable section in place relatively to the fixed section, the movable section being disposed substantially at right angles with the said flange and forming with the said flange and the said means a conduit for the accommodation of wiring.

9. In a fixture for indirect illumination, a fixed section having a projecting flange, a lamp socket on the flange, a movable section normally disposed in front of the fixed section to shield a lamp disposed in the socket, means substantially parallel with the flange and spaced therefrom for holding the movable section in place relatively to the fixed 12o section, the movable section being disposed substantially at right angles with the said flange and forming with the said flange and the said means a conduit for the accommodation of wiring.

10. In a fixture for indirect illumination, a fixed section having a projecting flange, a lamp socket on the flange, a movable section normally disposed in front of the fixed section and having a shoulder between its op- 130 posite edges which is engaged by the flange, means substantially parallel with the flange and spaced therefrom for holding the movable section in place relatively to the fixed section, the movable section forming with the said flange and the said means a conduit for the accommodation of wiring Signed at New York, in. the county of New York and State of New York, this 23d (lay of March, A. D. 1929.

PAUL GOODHOUSE. 

